Writers complained that the chatbot's overuse of em dashes made them avoid the punctuation in their own writing. Other ...

It's a "small but happy victory." OpenAI's Sam Altman confirms the fix for the infamous ChatGPT em dash. The tech company now ...

On Thursday evening, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X that ChatGPT has started following custom instructions to avoid using em-dashes. “Small-but-happy win: If you tell ChatGPT not to use em-dashes ...

OpenAI says it has resolved a longstanding issue that caused ChatGPT to continue using em dashes even when users explicitly ...

The debate about ChatGPT’s use of the em dash signifies a shift in not only how we write, but what writing is for. By Nitsuh Abebe There are countless signals you might look for to determine whether a ...

OpenAI's recent GPT-5.1 update enhances the model's ability to adhere to user formatting requests, specifically regarding ...

Writing coach and CUNY Journalism Press editor Timothy Harper tells us how to properly use ellipses, em dashes, and parentheses. FULL TRANSCRIPT: The default, typically, when we’re using punctuation ...